stackyFACTSThe most infuriating hazard on a pristine green course has extremely humble origins. Hundreds of years ago, coastal winds would whip across the grass, prompting local sheep to dig out sandy hollows to hide from the cold. Modern course architects now intentionally replicate these farmyard panic rooms purely to torture rich men in polo shirts.
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